Air transportation safety investigation A18O0106
Quad City Challenger II (advanced ultralight), C-IGKT
North Bay, Ontario, 14.3 nm E
Quad City Challenger II (advanced ultralight), C-IGKT
North Bay, Ontario, 14.3 nm E
On , a privately owned float-equipped Champion 7GC46.4981416 aircraft took off from Deer Lake, West Nipissing, Ontario with two persons on board. The aircraft was observed to be following the perimeter of the lake at low altitude when it pitched nose up and the wing dropped. The aircraft entered into a spin and impacted wooded terrain in a steep nose-down attitude. A fire erupted after the impact and both occupants were fatally injured.
On 13 February 2017, a Tecnam P2006T aircraft operated by Mount Royal University, was conducting a visual flight rules instructional flight originating out of Calgary/Springbank Airport, AB (CYBW), Calgary, Alberta. Approximately 30 minutes into the flight, the aircraft collided with terrain 32 nautical miles northwest of CYBW. There was a post-impact fire and the aircraft was destroyed. The two occupants were fatally injured.